I don’t even know why people are surprised… Would they flip out if they heard about OnStar, which was super common to see in most cars made in the mid to late 2000’s/2010’s? They could do the same thing. They GPS track the vehicle, can remotely shut it off, open doors/windows, etc. And I know Teslas advertise this kind of functionality, having worked there and seeing that shit in the dealer at the front of the plant.
Just because you could choose not to subscribe to the service doesn’t mean the car still can’t be monitored or controlled by them and they very likely still collected data regardless.
I don’t even know why people are surprised… Would they flip out if they heard about OnStar, which was super common to see in most cars made in the mid to late 2000’s/2010’s? They could do the same thing. They GPS track the vehicle, can remotely shut it off, open doors/windows, etc. And I know Teslas advertise this kind of functionality, having worked there and seeing that shit in the dealer at the front of the plant.
You could opt out of OnStar. It was optional.
Can you opt out of the current car surveillance collective? I don’t think so.
Just because you could choose not to subscribe to the service doesn’t mean the car still can’t be monitored or controlled by them and they very likely still collected data regardless.